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Vance Center Co-Organizes Panel Discussion on Mexico’s Rule of Law

Posted on April 23, 2024

From left, Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor with panelists Diego Sierra Laris, Ambassador Roberta Jacobson (ret.), Veronica Yepez, and Jorge Sepúvelda García. Photo: Vance Center  On April 16, the Vance Center‘s Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor moderated a timely panel discussion on Mexico’s current rule of law landscape, entitled “Mexico’s Rule of Law at a Crossroads: Examining Challenges and Prospects.” The conversation, co-organized with the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana de Abogados) and the New York City Bar Association, brought together subject experts from legal and government backgrounds to address key challenges and pathways forward ahead of... read more

Reporters Shield Joins UNESCO Panel on SLAPPs

Posted on November 7, 2023

On November 3, Green participated in a panel entitled “Strategic lawsuits against public participation: a mechanism for silencing the press under the guise of legality.” The multi-lingual panel, which featured speakers in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, was part of a series of events to commemorate UNESCO’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, held on November 2-3 at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington D.C.   Green detailed the dangers that these lawsuits, known as SLAPPs, pose to investigative reporters and outlets around the world. She introduced Reporters Shield to the audience of press... read more

Africa Program Participates in University of Dayton Human Rights Center Conference Marking 75th Anniversary of the UDHR

Posted on November 13, 2023

Africa Program Director Adaobi Egboka moderated a panel during the 2023 Joint Convening of the Social Practice of Human Rights Conference and the 6th International Conference on the Right to Development, held on November 2-4. The hybrid conference, which also marked the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was hosted by the University of Dayton Human Rights Center in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law, and the Free State Centre for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, both in South Africa.  ... read more

Vance Center Co-Hosts Discussion on International Climate Litigation

Posted on October 24, 2023

The October event, chaired by Milbank partner and Vance Center Committee member Viren Mascarenhas, featured a lively exchange on a range of issues and brought together a diverse range of voices from government, finance, and civil society. UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment David Boyd reported from his recent country mission to Botswana, highlighting the importance of human rights as a framework for international justice and cooperation in ensuring that less developed countries are able to access finance necessary for a just transition. Lucía Solano, legal adviser to the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN, outlined... read more

Vance Center Presents at PILNet Global Forum

Posted on October 23, 2023

Vance Center Senior Manager of International Diversity and Pro Bono Programs Karina Benzaquen and Latin America Policy Director Jaime Chávez Alor at the PILNet Global Forum in Brussels. Photo: Vance Center Senior Manager of International Diversity and Pro Bono Programs Karina Benzaquen and Latin America Policy Director Jaime Chávez Alor joined hundreds of lawyers and advocates from around the world who convened for three days of workshops, presentations, and in-depth panel discussions.  Benzaquen presented on the Latin American perspective during a panel discussion with clearinghouse professionals, entitled “Clearinghouses in Times of Crisis – Clearinghouses in Shrinking Democracies.” She was accompanied... read more

Vance Center Leads Panel on International Pro Bono Practice and Rule of Law at World Law Congress

Posted on July 31, 2023

On July 20, the New York City Bar Association hosted the first day of the World Law Congress, as Vance Center staff and Committee members participated in multiple panels. read more